AFib ablation cost in Brownsville, TX
In Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: from $26,128.00 to $128,573.82, with a median of $77,350.91. The lowest listed price is at Harlingen Medical Center — $51,222.91 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $36,478.99 at 187 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 93656, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlingen Medical Center lowest Harlingen, TX · (956) 365-1000 EPS/ABLATION TRANSSEPTAL | $26,128.00 | $90,000.00 | $4,536.00–$72,000.00 | 71% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Medical Center Brownsville, TX · (956) 350-7000 Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with transseptal catheterizations, insertion and repositioning of multiple electrode catheters, induction or attempted induction of an arrhythmia including | $128,573.82 | $128,573.82 | $10,185.00–$58,649.22 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Medical Center Brownsville, TX · (956) 350-7000 Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with transseptal catheterizations, insertion and repositioning of multiple electrode catheters, induction or attempted induction of an arrhythmia including with Cardiac Cath | $128,573.82 | $128,573.82 | $7,818.00 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Medical Center Brownsville, TX · (956) 350-7000 Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with transseptal catheterizations, insertion and repositioning of multiple electrode catheters, induction or attempted induction of an arrhythmia including without Cardiac Cath | $128,573.82 | $128,573.82 | $5,591.00 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Medical Center Brownsville, TX · (956) 350-7000 COM EP REPO CTH TX AFIB | $128,573.82 | $128,573.82 | $300.00–$109,287.75 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $26,128.00, median $77,350.91, highest $128,573.82 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This procedure uses catheters to isolate the pulmonary veins in the heart, to treat atrial fibrillation.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.